title: Successful nonsurgical removal of a knotted and entrapped pulmonary artery catheter.
abstract: Knotting of a balloon-tipped, flow-directed catheter leading to difficulty in its removal is a rare but serious complication. Several methods have been used to remove such catheters with nonsurgical techniques. A case of knotted catheter that was also entrapped in a surgical suture in a patient undergoing emergency mitral valve replacement is presented and a method for its nonsurgical removal is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Lochab
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Tempe
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Trehan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nigam
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002407:Catheterization, Swan-Ganz / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic